Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thursday Free Books 10-25-2012

These books are free at the time of posting. Amazon.com changes their prices all the time so before you click on the download button, make sure the price for the Kindle Edition (not the Prime Members cost) is $0.00 or £0.00. Now on to the books . . .

Miranda Glivven’s husband left home months ago on a secret assignment for the Governor and has not returned. Even his letters have stopped. With no news and no idea what has happened to him, Miranda goes on a search for her missing husband, accompanied only by a stray cat. On reaching her husband’s last known location, she finds the local authorities uninterested in helping to find him. Worse, some of the local citizens suspect Miranda of using magic, a treasonous offense, because of the unusual cat that has followed her on her quest. Although Miranda has always believed that magic is superstitious nonsense, she finds the circumstances of her beloved husband’s disappearance growing more and more mysterious....

Lucretia's life as an astronomer is quickly turned on its head by her eldest brother when he is commanded by the king to build the grandest telescope in the land. Her nights spent on rooftops gazing at the stars are replaced by adventure as the family move to be nearer the king. In a race to build the Forty-foot telescope on time, misfortunes take their toll. The lady astronomer finds court life to be more dangerous than she could have ever imagined. Can she find the strength inside to overcome the obstacles threatening her destiny? Only the stars will tell.

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Special Note:
We are proud to publish our first novel from an author who lives outside of North America. Katy hails from Ireland. When reading this novel, please keep in mind that English is not spelled the same everywhere! Because she is from Ireland and her characters also dwell in Europe, we maintained her uses and spellings. Enjoy!

If you’re wanted for murder, the last thing you should do is smoke a
joint, eat a taco, and alienate potential alibis. Then again, Ethan
isn’t a very good murder suspect.

Maybe it’s just been a
lousy week for him. There are layoffs at the office, poorly written
death threats, and a vapid, but alluring coworker sending Ethan mixed
signals. The f-buddy who loves to loathe him doesn’t understand that
it’s over, and his philosophizing best friend is pretty sure that
Ethan’s problem is merely the dreary momentum of the hipster ethos. Or
it could be that Ethan’s pot dealer is out of baggies once again.

But
the cop who’s after him doesn’t buy any of that bullshit. Despite being
lazy and crooked, Boyd is damn good at his job. He’s certain Ethan
murdered his ex—The Girl Who Got Away—along with her nobody of a
boyfriend. And the more Boyd hounds him for a confession, the more Ethan
comes to see the murders as his way out of the existential crisis
consuming him.